What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irresistible?

The personal experience shared by Major H.P.S Ahluwalia regarding his fondness of mountains is a testimony to his irresistible nature.

From the days of his childhood, he has always been attracted towards mountains and often found it miserable to stay away from them in plains. He felt that Mountains were nature at its best and their beauty and majesty posed a great challenge. In addition to this, he also believed in the divine connect with God that one experiences on reaching the top.

Everest is the highest and the mightiest peaks among all deeply fascinated the narrator. The mere glimpse of the peak drove him into another world wherein he could experience the mystical change within him. The beauty, aloofness, ruggedness and the difficulties encountered on the way were amongst the most difficult aspects of Everest that narrator found difficult to resist.